Aaron Smith

Designer

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Member since March 9, 2018

Aaron has an MFA in new media design from AAU and has spent the past three years designing a high-growth SaaS enterprise app for Patch: a health-tech startup connecting financial and insurance accounts. He specializes in creating scalable, high-growth products for enterprise and consumer markets. He is also a member of the Design Leadership Forum with InVision working to bring design-thinking and leadership practicum to design communities.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Patch
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- Web Applications
- Enterprise SaaS
- Healthcare
- Health Insurance
- Design Systems
Hulu TVOS
- tvOS
- tvOS UI
- App UI
- Apps
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Apple TV
Patch - iOS App
- Mobile App UX
- Mobile App UI
- App UX
- eCommerce UX
- SaaS
- App UI
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Fintech
Vuli - Web App
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- Video Streaming
- Entertainment & Leisure
On Second Thought Android App
- Mobile UI Design
- Android
- App UX
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile UX Design
Hulu PS3/Xbox Video Experience
- Apps
- App UX
- App UI
- PS3
- Xbox
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Video Streaming
- Video Players

Employment

Principal Product Designer
2015 - PRESENT
Patch
- Designed a web platform for healthcare providers from scratch that auto-optimizes payments and reimbursements by utilizing a patient's insurance benefits and financial accounts effectively.
- Within the web platform for healthcare providers, designed a dynamic and personalized reimbursement calculator tool for healthcare practitioners to help patients understand exact costs for services and materials.
- Within the web platform for healthcare providers, designed a completely paperless "smart" claim filing experience that eliminates re-work, auto-optimizes for maximum reimbursement, and checks for and corrects errors (eliminating a high-percentage of claim denials from insurance companies).
- Designed an eCommerce checkout experience UI kit for eCommerce partners to plugin Patch's API to auto-file claims for patient reimbursements upon completion of checkout.
- Designed a mobile web application for a healthcare providers' patients to "self-onboard" expediting the patient intake process.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects
Lead Product Designer
2013 - 2015
Hulu
- Designed the Hulu streaming app for the new Apple TV (tvOS) hardware device.
- Designed the native Hulu video player experience for the app on Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox devices.
- Designed the Hulu content pages system for the Hulu streaming website for content including, movies, series, original content, and short-form content.
- Designed the in-app multi-plan purchasing experience for Hulu on Playstation, Xbox, and Roku platforms.
- Designed the premium add-ons experience (Showtime, HBO, and Cinemax) on Hulu for all 10-ft platforms (Playstation, Xbox, Roku, Apple TV, etc.).
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Adobe After Effects
Design Director
2012 - 2013
Eyemagine
- Art Directed and designed an award-winning mobile-responsive eCommerce website for a handbag company.
- Designed an award-winning eCommerce website for a portable Bluetooth speaker company.
- Designed a mobile app for Magento eCommerce administrators to manage and track sales, order processing, and shipping of their online inventory.
- Designed and prototyped a mobile responsive customizable eCommerce checkout experience plugin for the Magento marketplace.
- Designed a subscription-based eCommerce website for a tea-delivery service.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Magento, eCommerce
Lead Interactive Designer
2009 - 2012
World Poker Tour Enterprises
- Designed the online poker game, ClubWPT, for windows desktop.
- Designed the online blackjack game for windows desktop.
- Designed the website for streaming World Poker Tour tournaments and episodes.
- Designed the video player experience for WPT's streaming area of the website.
- Designed the poker player profile system on the WPT website.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects
Interactive Designer
2008 - 2009
Cobalt
- Designed interactive ads for Lexus, Toyota, Infiniti, and Volkswagen.
- Designed a web app for marketers to be able to customize and traffic their own digital ads.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects
Graphic Designer
2007 - 2008
The Daily Journal Corp.
- Designed the online magazine for California Lawyer magazine.
- Designed The Daily Journal marketplace feature of the corporate legal website.
- Art Directed the marketplace for 8K magazine and Daily Journal publications.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash
Designer
2005 - 2007
O'Leary & Partners
- Designed flash banners under the direction of a Sr. Art Director for Kawasaki motorcycles.
- Designed landing page for Kawasaki motorcycles.
- Designed interface elements and edited commercial spots for Fantastic Sams haircut.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AVID, Adobe After Effects

Education

Continuing Education in Advanced Web Technologies
2011 - 2012
University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Master of Fine Art degree in New Media Design
2009 - 2011
Full Sail University - Winter Park, FL
Master of Fine Art degree in Web Design & New Media
2007 - 2009
Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising Design
2003 - 2007
Chapman University - Orange, CA

Experience

UI Design12 years
Design Thinking12 years
Adobe Photoshop12 years
Adobe Illustrator12 years
Adobe CC12 years
UX Design12 years
Sketch5 years
InVision5 years

Tools

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Sketch
Adobe CC
InVision

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